Civics Backstage: Setting the Scene with Primary Sources - Civics! An American Musical Alignment Model


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(Visual description: A cycle matrix chart showing the relationship between the four dimensions of the C3 Framework, four Civics! An American Musical game elements, and the six phases of the Stripling Model of Inquiry. A central pie graph is divided into four quadrants and each quadrant connects to a dimension of the C3 Framework. Each dimension appears as a blue pie shape. An image of a related Civics! An American Musical activity is displayed in a rectangular shape to the side of the corresponding pie shape. Each phase of the Stripling Model of Inquiry appears in dark blue text in a circle around the Civics! An American Musical activities.)

Top-left:
C3 Dimension 1 aligns with the Civics! An American Musical - Musical Pitch.
Pop-up color: Dimension 1 quadrant changes to fuchsia. Arrows connect Dimension 1 to the Wonder and Connect phases of the Stripling model.
Pop-up text: Wonder and Connect while reading each storyline.
Pop-up image: Email message, with an image of Melody, and two primary source photos from The Poison Squad game.

Top-right:
C3 Dimension 2 aligns with the Civics! An American Musical - Civics Topics.
Pop-up color: Dimension 2 quadrant changes to fuchsia. Arrows connect Dimension 2 to the Wonder and Investigate phases of the Stripling model.
Pop-up text: Wonder and Investigate while exploring civics topics.
Pop-up image:Email inbox, with an image of Melody, and four emails listing each game title.

Bottom-right:
C3 Dimension 3 aligns with the Civics! An American Musical - Primary Sources
Pop-up color:Dimension 3 quadrant changes to fuchsia. Arrows connect Dimension 3 to the Construct and Express phases of the Stripling model.
Pop-up text: Construct and Express while analyzing sources.
Pop-up image:Analysis chart with three columns. Each column has a separate header, Observation – Reflection – Question.

Bottom-left:
C3 Dimension 4 aligns with the Civics! An American Musical - Showtime!
Pop-up color: Dimension 4 quadrant changes to fuchsia. Arrows connect Dimension 4 to the Reflect and Express phases of the Stripling model.
Pop-up text: Reflect and Express while analyzing sources and producing the show.
Pop-up image:Theater marquee for Opening Night! Exclusion Delusion.